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in november. >> i think we connect with voters better than mitt romney does. i don't think that's any secret to you or to even the republican establishment. that they -- they recognize that that's a -- that's a weakness and it's a strength of mine and hopefully that will play itself out here in wisconsin and in pennsylvania and a whole lot of other states. >> voters in d.c. and maryland will also head to the polls on tuesday. >>> etch-a-sketch is drawing on extra attention to draw n newicalnew politically themed ads that poke fun, that says etch-a-sketch is a lot like politics, a lot of gray area. and another reads we have a left knob and right knob for both political parties, and when we work together, we can do loop de loops the exam pain will appear on facebook and twitter. >>> resistance to a new casino from another casino. maryland live casino in anne arundel county say a gaming center in neighboring prince georges county would steal customers and hurt their business. they are set to open in june. the proposed prince georges county casino is part of a bil
in november. >> i think we connect with voters better than mitt romney does. i don't think that's any secret to you or to even the republican establishment. that they -- they recognize that that's a -- that's a weakness and it's a strength of mine and hopefully that will play itself out here in wisconsin and in pennsylvania and a whole lot of other states. >> voters in d.c. and maryland will also head to the polls on tuesday. >>> etch-a-sketch is drawing on extra attention...
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this is romney's fourth win in a row. with a washington state victory in hand, romney heads into super tuesday with momentum. on tuesday, seven states will hold primaries, including virginia, where gingrich and santorum failed to qualify for the ballot. three states will hold caucuses. 419 delegates are up for grabs, and that's more than a third needed to clinch the republican nomination. romney and the rest of the candidates have their eyes on ohio now, which has the most delegates at stake amongst the ten contests. ohio's largest newspaper, "the plain dealer" of cleveland, endorsed romney. romney and santorum made campaign stops across the state. >> we've got good people running for office, but you know, these other guys have spent their life in government. nothing wrong with that. it's just that right now, with our economy in distress, with jobs so badly needed, with incomes having gone down, we need a president who knows the economy to fix the economy. >> this is a marathon, not a sprint. we're going to keep working.
this is romney's fourth win in a row. with a washington state victory in hand, romney heads into super tuesday with momentum. on tuesday, seven states will hold primaries, including virginia, where gingrich and santorum failed to qualify for the ballot. three states will hold caucuses. 419 delegates are up for grabs, and that's more than a third needed to clinch the republican nomination. romney and the rest of the candidates have their eyes on ohio now, which has the most delegates at stake...
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and, again, electability still reps with romney. joe klein makes a point in "time" magazine this week that i think is important. the electability argument has to be driven by a series of proposals that really give some meat to that claim. not just saying i'm the one who can beat obama. because there are primary voters who believe that's the case about romney, but they still don't -- they don't love him. so you have an enthusiasm gap that becomes a problem. particularly with some of these social issues now, overshadowing the campaign. a lot of democratic voters feeling more energized and desiring to get out and vote against republicans. >> let's switch gears just a little bit, talk about rush limbaugh's apology for those controversial comments about sandra fluke and the contraception controversy. what's behind the apology, do you think? and is it too little, too late? >> well, he was losing advertisers, for one thing. i'm sure in a presidential race he was feeling the heat of the fact that this was something of a gift to the democrat
and, again, electability still reps with romney. joe klein makes a point in "time" magazine this week that i think is important. the electability argument has to be driven by a series of proposals that really give some meat to that claim. not just saying i'm the one who can beat obama. because there are primary voters who believe that's the case about romney, but they still don't -- they don't love him. so you have an enthusiasm gap that becomes a problem. particularly with some of...
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romney is focused on missouri. santorum won missouri's nonbinding primary last month but romney said straw polls don't count. >> we didn't participate in iowa straw poll or florida straw poll. but when the delegates are at stake, that's when we go to work. >> reporter: keep in mind hawaii voted as well. we won with just over a third of the vote. santorum came in second. interestingly, ron paul came in three. newt gingrich was last. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> well, defense secretary leon panetta is in afghanistan this morning. panetta is starting an unannounced two-day visit in the wake of the shooting of 16 afghan civilians. more information is now emerging about the u.s. soldier accused in the killings. when a military search party found the staff sergeant, who still hasn't been identified, and asked about the shooting he said, "i did it." the soldier had reportedly been having marital problems and recently got a troubling letter or e-mail from his wife. president obama promises a complet
romney is focused on missouri. santorum won missouri's nonbinding primary last month but romney said straw polls don't count. >> we didn't participate in iowa straw poll or florida straw poll. but when the delegates are at stake, that's when we go to work. >> reporter: keep in mind hawaii voted as well. we won with just over a third of the vote. santorum came in second. interestingly, ron paul came in three. newt gingrich was last. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank...
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romney has more than double those of santorum. no candidate shows signs of dropping out, even as some republicans call for closure. >> the sooner we can come around on a nominee, i think the better we are as a party. >> polls show that rick santorum's is up ahead pretty substantially in louisiana. mitt romney looks stronger in the next set of contests including maryland april 3. i am emily schmidt. >> thank you. more republican presidential candidates are making maryland one of their stops all of the campaign trail. newt gingrich will come to the state house in annapolis next tuesday. no word if any of these appearances will lead to a campaign-style public event. ron paul will be meeting with voters when he stops by the college park campus of the university of maryland next week. he will hold a town hall meeting on wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. the event is free but people are still get their tickets in advance. >> ron paul. a very unique protests in annapolis. listen to this. [honking] it was pretty loud. they drove from the state
romney has more than double those of santorum. no candidate shows signs of dropping out, even as some republicans call for closure. >> the sooner we can come around on a nominee, i think the better we are as a party. >> polls show that rick santorum's is up ahead pretty substantially in louisiana. mitt romney looks stronger in the next set of contests including maryland april 3. i am emily schmidt. >> thank you. more republican presidential candidates are making maryland one...
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cantor says romney has been -- has the best plan to make america financially strong. but the virginia congressman says he has no plan to run as a vice presidential candidate should romney get the nomination. >>> today president obama will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss the growing concern that iran is developing a nuclear weapon. yesterday the president spoke at the annual conference for the american islam public affairs committee. he told the crowd of more than 13,000 that israel needs to be patient with iran and hopes that international sanctions work. he did say that the u.s. would use force to help protect israel from a possible nuclear attack. >> i will not hesitate to use force when it is necessary to defend the united states and its interests. moving forward, i would ask that we all remember the weightiness of these issues. the stakes involved for israel, for america, and for the world. >> president obama added that a nuclear armed iran is not only a danger to israel but a danger to the united states, as well. >>> today we expect
cantor says romney has been -- has the best plan to make america financially strong. but the virginia congressman says he has no plan to run as a vice presidential candidate should romney get the nomination. >>> today president obama will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to discuss the growing concern that iran is developing a nuclear weapon. yesterday the president spoke at the annual conference for the american islam public affairs committee. he told the crowd of...
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where does that leave romney? >> i think if he can win mississippi or alabama, the gingrich can say, i'm staying in this thing,s a southern candidate. i'm accumulating delegates. for santorum, each man would like to run one-on-one against romney, and they can make a better run at him if that were the case. as it continues to be split, have you to favor romney. >> i'm looking at the numbers. you need 144,000 delegates. with santorum gaining momentum, gingrich for the south, is this up for grabs? >> the tough is tough for anybody but romney. the only thing he lacks is he's not connecting with the heart of the republican party. in 2008 you think about hillary clinton and barack obama were going toe to toe in the course of the primaries, the view inside the party is that both these figures were pretty acceptable. i don't think that's widely shared here. romney has to continue to make the case that math does mean momentum. and he's simply not there yet. it's going to take a longer period of time for him to consolidate.
where does that leave romney? >> i think if he can win mississippi or alabama, the gingrich can say, i'm staying in this thing,s a southern candidate. i'm accumulating delegates. for santorum, each man would like to run one-on-one against romney, and they can make a better run at him if that were the case. as it continues to be split, have you to favor romney. >> i'm looking at the numbers. you need 144,000 delegates. with santorum gaining momentum, gingrich for the south, is this...
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. >> mitt romney scored the biggest prize of the night. tara mergener joins us from our washington bureau this morning. good morning. >> good morning. as expected, it was a fight to the finish for the gop front- runners. that carries in ohio was close -- that key race in ohio was close. >> and i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. [cheers] >> a super tuesday for mitt romney, who after a fight to the finish with rick santorum, squeaked out a win in ohio, the day's biggest prize. >> tonight we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good. >> romney was also victorious in five other states -- vermont, virginia, idaho, alaska, and his home state of massachusetts. >> thank you. >> on the busiest campaign day yet, santorum earned bragging rights in some of the most republican states in the country -- oklahoma, tennessee, and north dakota, raising fresh doubts about romney's ability to rally the conservative vote. >> we have won in the west, the midwest, in the south, and
. >> mitt romney scored the biggest prize of the night. tara mergener joins us from our washington bureau this morning. good morning. >> good morning. as expected, it was a fight to the finish for the gop front- runners. that carries in ohio was close -- that key race in ohio was close. >> and i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this nomination. [cheers] >> a super tuesday for mitt romney, who after a fight to the finish with rick santorum, squeaked out a win...
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certainly over romney. as he goes through the south and has some other contests like louisiana coming up. but as ron mentioned, it is the gingrich factor down in the south, mississippi and alabama, that's going to be the big factor here. >> big factor there, because a stronger conservative vote. where does that potentially leave romney? does it bring gingrich back into the pack? >> i think it's that. i think if he can win mississippi or alabama, that gingrich can rightfully say hey, look, i'm going to stay in this thing. i'm still fighting as a southern candidate here. i'm accumulating delegates. why should i get out of the race. the difficulty, then, for santorum is that both these men would like to run one-on-one against romney, consolidate the anti-romney vote, that southern vote, more religious vote, and they can make a better run at him if that were the case. as it continues to be split, to favor romney. >> i'm looking at the numbers here. you need 1,144 delegates for the nomination. mitt romney needs
certainly over romney. as he goes through the south and has some other contests like louisiana coming up. but as ron mentioned, it is the gingrich factor down in the south, mississippi and alabama, that's going to be the big factor here. >> big factor there, because a stronger conservative vote. where does that potentially leave romney? does it bring gingrich back into the pack? >> i think it's that. i think if he can win mississippi or alabama, that gingrich can rightfully say hey,...
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santorum and romney both battled hard. 20 delegates. are we getting to a point now here we are in mid march, this race still competitive at a point where we're questioning whether either of these men could get the, what is it 1140 more delegates by the end? >> i think the unfortunate part for governor romney is that he is trying to make this only a math contest. but he doesn't have kind of the fundamental strength within the party yet to focus exclusively on math. i think he's still sort of trying to win the argument and to win the heart and souls of the core of the republican party. that's a different situation from four years ago, in the alabama/clinton race. and i think he's got to very quickly get to a point where he can put away the competition with some of these bigger states, looking ahead to illinois and then wisconsin so that he can begin to consolidate a message, because he's got some pretty difficult general election challenges ahead of him, as well. within the party that he needs to focus on alone. >> obviously, neither one
santorum and romney both battled hard. 20 delegates. are we getting to a point now here we are in mid march, this race still competitive at a point where we're questioning whether either of these men could get the, what is it 1140 more delegates by the end? >> i think the unfortunate part for governor romney is that he is trying to make this only a math contest. but he doesn't have kind of the fundamental strength within the party yet to focus exclusively on math. i think he's still sort...
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a win in alabama could significantly boost romney's lead in the delegate county. newt gingrich says winning both states would keep him in the running. the former house speaker from georgia has mostly campaigned in the southment and so far, he's only won his home state and south carolina. >>> right now romney has 377 delegates. santorum has 146 followed by gingrich with 112. and ron paul with 31. the challengers need 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> george mcdonnell and martin o'malley had different political views yesterday. they were guests on "meet the press" and clashed on social and economic issues that are front and center this political season. >> a clear contrast here. if you look at the presidential campaign, be honest. there's been a lot more time spent pandering to the extreme right wing ideologues of the new republican party than has been spent talking about jobs and the economy. so i believe that the president's looking strong, is strong, is focused on the economy. that's going to carry him through this election. >> mc
a win in alabama could significantly boost romney's lead in the delegate county. newt gingrich says winning both states would keep him in the running. the former house speaker from georgia has mostly campaigned in the southment and so far, he's only won his home state and south carolina. >>> right now romney has 377 delegates. santorum has 146 followed by gingrich with 112. and ron paul with 31. the challengers need 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee....
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. >>> another day, another crucial endorsement for mitt romney. wisconsin congressman paul ryan is the latest republican to back the former governor. ryan is the house budget committee chairman. he could announce his endorsement as early as who today romney gives an economic speech in appleton, wisconsin. the state holds its primary next tuesday. ryan's endorsement would come a day after former president george h.w. bush announced his support for romney. >>> president obama will hit the campaign trail today in new england. he will attend a series of fund-raisers in vermont and maine. includes a $7,500-per-person luncheon in burlington. tickets are $5,000 apiece. >>> since obama became president, gas prices have nearly doubled. obama opposed exploring for energy in alaska. he gave millions of tax dollars to solyndra which went bankrupt. he blocked the keystone pipeline so we will all pay more at the pump. >> you may see this ad on tv if you live in virginia. the group called american energy alliance is spending $3.6 million on the commercial which
. >>> another day, another crucial endorsement for mitt romney. wisconsin congressman paul ryan is the latest republican to back the former governor. ryan is the house budget committee chairman. he could announce his endorsement as early as who today romney gives an economic speech in appleton, wisconsin. the state holds its primary next tuesday. ryan's endorsement would come a day after former president george h.w. bush announced his support for romney. >>> president obama...
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mitt romney, rick santorum. >> a one, two, three punch. vice president biden told auto worker ins ohio, republicans would let their bosses and employees go bankrupt. >> if you give any one of these guys a key to the white house, they will bankrupt the middle class again. >> joe bidden is doing what vice presidential candidates often do what is calling the other side out on issue differences. >> in maryland, president obama focused on energy and promises from his republican vivelle of cheaper gays. >> they start acting like we've got a magic wand. they dismissed wind power. >> this is utter intellectual concepts. and we'll see who the american people want to elect. >> a campaign underway with both sides in the ring. >> and it is fully underway, the president actually has more events today in chicago and atlanta. >> all right, tracy, thank you. well, now, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. frightening moments in columbus ohio as a police officer rushed to stop a man who had just found four people near a c
mitt romney, rick santorum. >> a one, two, three punch. vice president biden told auto worker ins ohio, republicans would let their bosses and employees go bankrupt. >> if you give any one of these guys a key to the white house, they will bankrupt the middle class again. >> joe bidden is doing what vice presidential candidates often do what is calling the other side out on issue differences. >> in maryland, president obama focused on energy and promises from his...
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in forecast, romney -- fairfax county, romney grabbed 65%. in loudoun, 62%. in prince william county, 61%. ron paul ended up clobbering romney only in warren county. >> my candidate is on the ballot but my husband is a perfect example of somebody who is not voting today because his candidate was not on the ballot. he's promised me he's coming in november for the general. but it's definitely been a topic of conversation in our home. >> reporter: experts say romney will have to find a way to win over counties populated with conservative voters like warren county. they say republicans will want to beat president obama in virginia. to do that, romney is going to need ron paul's supporters behind him. eun? >> all right. reporting from the newsroom. thank you. >>> rick santorum may have missed out on virginia, but he did snag some wins from romney in the south and midwest. santorum's biggest win came from north dakota when he beat out romney by 12 points. he also won by six points if oklahoma and nine in tennessee. despite failing to grab the brig prize in ohio, sa
in forecast, romney -- fairfax county, romney grabbed 65%. in loudoun, 62%. in prince william county, 61%. ron paul ended up clobbering romney only in warren county. >> my candidate is on the ballot but my husband is a perfect example of somebody who is not voting today because his candidate was not on the ballot. he's promised me he's coming in november for the general. but it's definitely been a topic of conversation in our home. >> reporter: experts say romney will have to find a...
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marco rubio endorsed romney last night. he's a tea party favorite. he said it's clear romney will win and the drawn out party will hurt the chanceness of beating president obama in november. >>> two of romney's rivals will be campaigning. ron paul spoke to a capacity crowd last night at the university of maryland. more than 1,700 people packed the coliseum to hear the congressman speak and many students were turned away because of lack of space. newt gingrich spoke. this is his third speech since he dismissed a third of his campaign staff. gingrich did not discuss his campaign troubles yesterday. he did talk about what motivated him to run for president in the first place. >>> this morning we're working to find out why a 17-year-old student from clinton died at school. she was a senior at sur ratsville high school. she collapsed while jogging on the track in gym class. she was taken to the hospital where she died. her father said she did not have a history of problems. she played basketball and volleyball and was in the rotc. her father tells us sh
marco rubio endorsed romney last night. he's a tea party favorite. he said it's clear romney will win and the drawn out party will hurt the chanceness of beating president obama in november. >>> two of romney's rivals will be campaigning. ron paul spoke to a capacity crowd last night at the university of maryland. more than 1,700 people packed the coliseum to hear the congressman speak and many students were turned away because of lack of space. newt gingrich spoke. this is his third...
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guam voted for mitt romney. romney, gingrich, and santorum are all trying to get last-minute votes before tuesday's primaries in alabama and mississippi. d.c. police are working to find those responsible behind two overnight stabbings in northwest washington. investigators say the first victim was stabbed in the stomach on 18th street around 2:15 in the morning. a second person was stabbed about half an hour later on upshur street. police have not said if the two cases are connected. aaron? >>> it's been a while since the skins have made nfl wave but this morping the redskins are the talk of the league thanks to a blockbuster move they just made. it looks like the redskins will trade four draft picks to get the second overall pick from the st. louis rams. the skins expected to juice that pick next month to draft stud quarterback robert griffin iii. this move does come at a pretty high price. the rams will get this year's first and second round picks from the redskins and their first round picks for the next two
guam voted for mitt romney. romney, gingrich, and santorum are all trying to get last-minute votes before tuesday's primaries in alabama and mississippi. d.c. police are working to find those responsible behind two overnight stabbings in northwest washington. investigators say the first victim was stabbed in the stomach on 18th street around 2:15 in the morning. a second person was stabbed about half an hour later on upshur street. police have not said if the two cases are connected. aaron?...
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romney grabbed five delegates. santorum was in wisconsin when he got the news, and he says it confirms his true status as the conservative in the race. >> we talked about how we had a candidate that didn't have their public policy positions sketched on an etch asketch, but it was sketched on our hearts. i am not running as a consub-tive candidate for president. i am the conservative candidate for president. >> santorum still trails romney by a wide margin in the delicate count. next up for the republican candidates, primaries in d.c., maryland and wall stre maryland. >> david gregory joined us on set earlier, and he said despite the win santorum faces an uphill battle. >> you start to look at the math and the momentum, and something has to change the trajectory of the race. santorum has hung tough but he has not done that. >> david will have white house senior adviser, david plouffe as well as a special roundtable on trayvon martin's case. >>> and the family of trayvon martin remains confident charges will be filed
romney grabbed five delegates. santorum was in wisconsin when he got the news, and he says it confirms his true status as the conservative in the race. >> we talked about how we had a candidate that didn't have their public policy positions sketched on an etch asketch, but it was sketched on our hearts. i am not running as a consub-tive candidate for president. i am the conservative candidate for president. >> santorum still trails romney by a wide margin in the delicate count. next...
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this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a people. our choice will not be about party or even personality. this election will be about principle. our economic freedom will be on the ballot. >> according to exit polls, romney won the support of 71% of illinois voters who say the ability to defeat president obama is the most important factor in a candidate. >>> the ability to beat president obama may be important to republican voters, but a new poll shows that mitt romney has a lot of ground to make up if he want to win in virginia this november. a poll of virginia voters shows that romney trails the
this was romney's second victory of the week. he won puerto rico's primary in a landslide on sunday. >>> romney has yet to win the gop nomination, but he's looking ahead to november's general election. he mentioned his republican opponents very little in his victory speech and instead focused criticism on president obama whom he vowed to defeat this fall. [ applause ] >> tonight was a primary, but november is a general election. and we're going to face a defining decision as a...
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romney leads santorum by 7%. >>> d.c. is one step closer to having medical marijuana available for patients. six companies can register for permits to grow plants. news 4 i-team reporter has followed this for months and has the story. >> reporter: it's a controversial plan sparking plenty of passion and medical marijuana is coming to d.c. >> i think it's fair for the people who applied for it. fair to the community and certainly one step closer to meeting the compassion of the population. >> reporter: only six organizations received a license to grow 95 plants at a time. including hollywood's montel williams. he and a group of investors plan to set up shop on chapel road. other locations include bedding road, 24th place, everett street, channing street and bedford street, all in the northeast. >> these have the best security plan. >> reporter: most are in ward five. residents are torn about new neighborhoods. >> plenty of youth walking up and down the streets as it is. we want to main taken a safe and comfortable environm
romney leads santorum by 7%. >>> d.c. is one step closer to having medical marijuana available for patients. six companies can register for permits to grow plants. news 4 i-team reporter has followed this for months and has the story. >> reporter: it's a controversial plan sparking plenty of passion and medical marijuana is coming to d.c. >> i think it's fair for the people who applied for it. fair to the community and certainly one step closer to meeting the compassion of...
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. >>> congressman paul ryan of wisconsin who wrote the budget plan is expected to endorse mitt romney for president today. former president george h.w. bush gave romney his endorsement yesterday. >>> the lawyer for andrea yates, the texas mother who drowned her five children in june 2001 is asked she be allowed a weekly two-hour pass to go to church. in a 2006 retrial, yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a state mental hospital. but her attorney says she is ready to rejoin society and live on her own. >>> canada will stop making pennies this year to save money. the copper-coated coins actually cost 1.6 cents to produce. >>> and nasa scientists have announced the discovery of a massive supertornado on the surface of the sun, five times bigger than planet earth. the storm has winds of 186,000 miles per hour and temperatures of over 3 million degrees fahrenheit. >>> now here is afternoon early look at how wall street is going to kick off the day, the dow opens at 13,145 after adding 19 points yesterday. the s&p down 2 points, the nasdaq lost 9. overseas trad
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yes. >> reporter: romney is rounding up establishment support. receiving the endorsement of eric cantor, the number two republican in the house on "meet the press." >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro growth, pro jobs plan for the future. >> hi. this is barbara bush. >> reporter: also throwing her voice behind romney, barbara bush who recorded a phone message for voters in ohio and vermont. >> we have known the romneys for years and believe mitt is the best man to lead the country for the next four years and ann will make a great first lady. >> reporter: mrs. bush scaled back the romney campaign script that initially said, i'm supporting mitt for one simple reason. america cannot survive four more years of barack obama. despite some of the big name endorsements it appea to be an unhappy republican electorate. the poll shows 46% of the likely republican primary voters in ohio wish there was another candidate on the ballot. >> peter alexander in canton for us. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chie
yes. >> reporter: romney is rounding up establishment support. receiving the endorsement of eric cantor, the number two republican in the house on "meet the press." >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro growth, pro jobs plan for the future. >> hi. this is barbara bush. >> reporter: also throwing her voice behind romney, barbara bush who recorded a phone message for voters in ohio and vermont. >> we have known the...
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but mitt romney is within striking distance. these southern states, alabama and mississippi, are really sort of must-wins for newt gingrich. he hasn't said he'll drop out if he doesn't win, but it certainly would raise questions about his campaign continuing if he doesn't. mitt romney who has had challenges with southern conservative voters with the party's base is hoping to win one or both of those states. romney talking yesterday about hunting and -- and barbecue and eating dprits. voters down there say it's about a lot more than that. they want to hear about the economy, about gas prices. gingrich and santorum were at an energy forum yesterday. now interestingly, this is sort of the crux of the support base for santorum. those evangelical voters and 3/4 in alabama and mississippi have described themselves that way. he is not nearly as close to the top of the polls as we've seen from gingrich and romney. in fact, taking a look at alabama, romney and gingrich are within one or two points of each mother mississippi. the polls al
but mitt romney is within striking distance. these southern states, alabama and mississippi, are really sort of must-wins for newt gingrich. he hasn't said he'll drop out if he doesn't win, but it certainly would raise questions about his campaign continuing if he doesn't. mitt romney who has had challenges with southern conservative voters with the party's base is hoping to win one or both of those states. romney talking yesterday about hunting and -- and barbecue and eating dprits. voters...
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more people are throwing their support behind mitt romney. tara mergener joins us live to explain what that means for the other republican hopefuls. good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney is getting more support now from the gop, but so far, his republican rivals are determined to stay in the race. first, former first lady barbara. >> mitt is the best man to lead the country. >> then a boost from jeb. >> he said, "mitt, i want to let you know i'm endorsing you today." >> today mitt romney expects the endorsement of former president george h.w. bush. >> if there's ever a part of the republican establishment that still exists, it's the bush family. >> on wednesday, romney also got the backing of senator marco rubio, signs the gop is starting to coalesce. but as republicans line up behind a front-runner, the obama camp is taking aim at romney and his closest rivals. >> one thing that can bring this momentum to a screeching halt is turning over the keys of the white house to santorum or romney. >> rick santorum is campaigning in wisconsin ahe
more people are throwing their support behind mitt romney. tara mergener joins us live to explain what that means for the other republican hopefuls. good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney is getting more support now from the gop, but so far, his republican rivals are determined to stay in the race. first, former first lady barbara. >> mitt is the best man to lead the country. >> then a boost from jeb. >> he said, "mitt, i want to let you know i'm endorsing you...
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>> romney hopes math is momentum. he hopes to make the case that it's mathematically impossible or highly improbable for santorum or gingrich to make a run at the required number to get the nomination. symbolism is more important. if you're talking about ohio, tennessee. if he can say i have won ohio and florida in this nomination fight, two of the big battlegrounds in the fall campaign, that's important to demonstrate he's got some ability and some popularity in the south, he can begin to say to the party, look, it's time to coalesce around me. >> georgia has the most delegates but ohio has the second most with 66. there with mitt romney and rick santorum they are in a virtual dead heat. if santorum doesn't win ohio could he be out of the race? >> the pressure is on santorum. he has to win ohio and tennessee today. we have romney as the front-runner but santorum has to make the case that he has a path to nomination. he's already lost ohio in this respect. mitt romney is already going to win a majority of the delegate
>> romney hopes math is momentum. he hopes to make the case that it's mathematically impossible or highly improbable for santorum or gingrich to make a run at the required number to get the nomination. symbolism is more important. if you're talking about ohio, tennessee. if he can say i have won ohio and florida in this nomination fight, two of the big battlegrounds in the fall campaign, that's important to demonstrate he's got some ability and some popularity in the south, he can begin...
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romney took home some smaller victories, winning the u.s. bettterritories as well as wyoms caucus, which voted last week. santorum is currently third in polling in alabama, behind romney and newt gingrich. he is also third in mississippi with gingrich holding a slight lead over romney before tuesday's caucuses. santorum and romney's victories, though, do little to the delegate standings. look for yourself. romney has a commanding lead, 377 delegates for him, more than the other three candidates combined. santorum has 146 delegates. gingrich at 112 and ron paul at just 31. the challengers need 1,144 delegates to secure the republican nomination. >>> with just a couple days until alabama and mississippi, each candidate is hoping to capture those southern states. nbc's david gregory joined us earlier today and says for romney, santorum and gingrich, a win for them on tuesday would mean very different things. >> it's a different threshold. i think for gingrich, if he's going to remain as something of a southern candidate, then he's got to actual
romney took home some smaller victories, winning the u.s. bettterritories as well as wyoms caucus, which voted last week. santorum is currently third in polling in alabama, behind romney and newt gingrich. he is also third in mississippi with gingrich holding a slight lead over romney before tuesday's caucuses. santorum and romney's victories, though, do little to the delegate standings. look for yourself. romney has a commanding lead, 377 delegates for him, more than the other three candidates...
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romney quickly changed that. turns out romney and santorum will not split michigan's delegates evenly. republicans there decided after the election to give romney more. >> anything to win -- after the fact, break the rules, rewrite rules. that's probably where republicans and conservatives do it. >> michigan's republicans say that is how they always intended to split the delegates. santorum's campaign calls it a back-room deal. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are still attracting some delays at the key bridge. things are improving. 20 miles per hour. the disabled vehicle has been moved off to the side -- 28 miles per hour. a new accident in aberdeen at old philadelphia road. 95 looks good out of the northeast. we could see some delays on york road at the towson region because of a water main break. 13 minutes to get you through the outer loop west side stretch. not as bad as we normally see
romney quickly changed that. turns out romney and santorum will not split michigan's delegates evenly. republicans there decided after the election to give romney more. >> anything to win -- after the fact, break the rules, rewrite rules. that's probably where republicans and conservatives do it. >> michigan's republicans say that is how they always intended to split the delegates. santorum's campaign calls it a back-room deal. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic...
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romney was a close third, and paul finished in fourth place. santorum will pick up only a few delegates more than his rivals because these races were so tight. still he says yesterday's wins give him momentum going forward. santorum was particularly critical of romney in his victory speech last night. >> people have said, you know, you're being outspent. you know be, everybody's talking about the math and all the things, that this race is inevitable. for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, he spent a whole lot of money against me for being inevitable. >> romney did score one victory yesterday. he won the american samoan caucus. >>> newt gingrich is vowing to stay in the race for president despite yesterday's disappointing losses. he told supporters in alabama that he will keep running because voters want a candidate who will talk about substance. gingrich had counted on wins yesterday to remain competitive. his own aides said last week that he needed to win in alabama and mississippi to stay in the race. >>> we're approaching 4:31. time
romney was a close third, and paul finished in fourth place. santorum will pick up only a few delegates more than his rivals because these races were so tight. still he says yesterday's wins give him momentum going forward. santorum was particularly critical of romney in his victory speech last night. >> people have said, you know, you're being outspent. you know be, everybody's talking about the math and all the things, that this race is inevitable. for someone who thinks this race is...
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romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the campaign has caused damage to the republican party thus far. four in ten adults say the process has given them a less favorable impression of the gop. that's compared with just slightly more than one in ten who have a more favorable opinion. when asked to describe the campaign in a word or phrase, nearly 70% answered with a negative comment. >>> new, securities cameras capture aid tornado that touched down in tennessee. the ef3 twister ripped through harrison. the man who owns the cameras says he was at a friend's house when it hit. others sid it sounded like a freight train. amazingly, his family, dogs, and home are okay. >>> as crews combed
romney's ahead in the polls more than 40 points. >> thank you. >>> mitt romney is projected to take virginia in a landslide. this will help. yesterday house majority leader eric cantor endorsed romney. cantor says the former massachusetts governor has the best noon get the country back on track financially. however, he says he has no plans to be a running mate if romney gets the nomination. >>> and the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll says the...
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10. >> mitt romney still is the guy with the most votes, the most states won, the most delegates, the most money, the biggest organization, the most endorsements. >> though newt gingrich's lackluster performance has some republicans calling on him to quit and rally behind santorum, he promises to press on. >> and i look forward to getting to tampa with your help, and i appreciate you being here. >> ron paul is in missouri, which holds its caucuses on saturday. >> he said that romney thinks it is impossible for rick santorum to catch up. >> if you look at the delegate count, mitt romney has 495 delegates. he would need half of the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination. rick santorum has 252 delegates. he would need 66% of the remaining delegates to get the nomination. impossible? maybe not, but the bar is high. >> lawmakers in annapolis are hammering out a budget plan with a few last-minute changes that could affect tax rates. jennifer franciotti joins us to explain. >> the senate approved legislation to raise the income tax on all personal income for those who make more than $5
10. >> mitt romney still is the guy with the most votes, the most states won, the most delegates, the most money, the biggest organization, the most endorsements. >> though newt gingrich's lackluster performance has some republicans calling on him to quit and rally behind santorum, he promises to press on. >> and i look forward to getting to tampa with your help, and i appreciate you being here. >> ron paul is in missouri, which holds its caucuses on saturday. >>...
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he's responsible for crafting romney's message. first he was asked if the primary fight was pushing romney so far to the right he would lose moderate voters in the fall f he responded with this quote. you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's kind of like an etch a sketch. you shake it all up and start all over again. critics poupsed on that. they say shaking the etch a sketch is romney's way of getting enough to get the nominations and then backing off on conservatism. >> the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i'm running as a conservative republican. i was a conservative republican govern are. my policies and positioning are the same. >> they jumped on it. both rick santorum and newt gingrich brought out etch a sketches at campaign rallies and they highlighted romney's position to flip flop. back to you. >>> here in the district women plan to bring etch a sketches outside. the former massachusetts governor will be at the hyatt regency on new jersey avenue for the event this morning. demon
he's responsible for crafting romney's message. first he was asked if the primary fight was pushing romney so far to the right he would lose moderate voters in the fall f he responded with this quote. you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's kind of like an etch a sketch. you shake it all up and start all over again. critics poupsed on that. they say shaking the etch a sketch is romney's way of getting enough to get the nominations and then backing off on...
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mitt romney took hawaii. but is his grasp on the republican presidential nomination in some ways slipping away? what about newt gingrich? we'll break it all down. >>> also ahead, a new twist at nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination trial as her battery complaint against the creator of "desperate housewives" is dismissed. does that mean the rest of her case is also in jeopardy? we'll talk about that. >>> plus, does spring's early arrival have you sniffling and sneezing? what you can do to get relief from what could be one of the worst allergy seasons in years. we have those stories, and we'll catch up with oscar winners george clooney and robert de niro as we get started here on "today." back to you. >> sound good. we'll be watching. thank you very much. >> all right. see you in a couple of minutes. >> okay. good. >>> 6:37. 65 degrees. ahead, parents going on trial for something a lot of us are probably guilty of ourselves. >>> the violent end to a day-long search for a murder suspect. >>> and a dog livin
mitt romney took hawaii. but is his grasp on the republican presidential nomination in some ways slipping away? what about newt gingrich? we'll break it all down. >>> also ahead, a new twist at nicollette sheridan's wrongful termination trial as her battery complaint against the creator of "desperate housewives" is dismissed. does that mean the rest of her case is also in jeopardy? we'll talk about that. >>> plus, does spring's early arrival have you sniffling and...
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this is the deep south, a place that mitt romney is not expected to do well. it should be friendly territory for republicans. they have had the home field advantage for years. he described it yesterday admitting it feels like an away game. his opponents who have strong appeal among evangelical christians and folks who describe themselves as conservative are looking to capitalize. mitt romney wasn't born on a bayou but in mississippi thursday night he introduced himself as an adopted son of the south. accepting the endorsement of the state's governor phil bryant. >> he's turning me into an unofficial southerner. i say y'all and i like grits. strange things are happening. >> he has blue jeans on. he likes grits. i like a man holding a baby. >> reporter: not just one, but three. here in the deep south, rick santorum is fighting a two-front war, trying to knock out newt gingrich while he chases romney whose advisers insisted the delegate math showed the former massachusetts governor has a nearly insurmountable lead. >> governor romney is out there trying to spin t
this is the deep south, a place that mitt romney is not expected to do well. it should be friendly territory for republicans. they have had the home field advantage for years. he described it yesterday admitting it feels like an away game. his opponents who have strong appeal among evangelical christians and folks who describe themselves as conservative are looking to capitalize. mitt romney wasn't born on a bayou but in mississippi thursday night he introduced himself as an adopted son of the...
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mitt romney got a boost with an endorsement from the house majority leader. >> mitt romney is the only candidate who has put forward a bold plan for the future. >> newt gingrich is counting on a victory in his home state of georgia. >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best repudiate you. >> ron paul needs a break. -- needs a break through. >> in alaska there's a chance we will come out with a majority of the delegates. >> mitt romney is getting help from barbara bush. she is setting up robocalls on his behalf in ohio and vermont. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a few things to watch for. the accident on southbound 95 at 32 has been cleared. we are tracking an accident on the outer loop at 295. 37 from approaching 795 down towards 70. 59 on southbound 95 coming out of white marsh. the volume is starting to build. 56 on southbound 83 down from padonia road appeared the j.f.x. in good shape into town. this is 95 at 32. looking better now
mitt romney got a boost with an endorsement from the house majority leader. >> mitt romney is the only candidate who has put forward a bold plan for the future. >> newt gingrich is counting on a victory in his home state of georgia. >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best repudiate you. >> ron paul needs a break. -- needs a break through. >> in alaska there's a chance we will come out with a majority of the delegates. >> mitt romney is...
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mitt romney is coming to maryland tomorrow. he will attend a town hall event at the american legion hall in arbutus at 4:00 p.m. no tickets are required. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. allergy season -- allergy season. baltimore is a good place to be this time of year. whose toppling burger king -- who is toppling a burger king? thee're getting ready for empty bowl fund raiser happening this saturday. have to make these beautiful bowls. >> south on 95, attracting >> good morning. we're back with a live view of the skycam. it is 64 degrees in very humidity. we'll get even warmer as we head into the afternoon. we're talking about the empty bowl fund raiser coming up this saturday. you are located in mount vernon. you help them make a lot of these bowls. >> we are in mount washington. it is easier to find parking. we have a tremendous response. people came to make the bowls. beginners an experienced potters' alike. we have stamps so they got to personalize and decorate. the people seem to respond to having the opportunity to squished a
mitt romney is coming to maryland tomorrow. he will attend a town hall event at the american legion hall in arbutus at 4:00 p.m. no tickets are required. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. allergy season -- allergy season. baltimore is a good place to be this time of year. whose toppling burger king -- who is toppling a burger king? thee're getting ready for empty bowl fund raiser happening this saturday. have to make these beautiful bowls. >> south on 95, attracting >> good morning....
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. >>> and mitt romney is trying to erase a campaign gaffe. he the staff is under fire this morning. >>> i'm eun yang. it's 5:00 a.m. 62 degrees out there. i believe that is reagan national airport. still a little foggy from this view but not as bad as yesterday and it turned out to be a nice day. >> we're hitting a roadblock again with the fog. next couple of days, you know, the warm act is going to be the big story. for the weekend, get ready for some of our first big storms around this area. as far as the temperatures go today, we'll hit 77 degrees in d.c., 76 in frek ritzburg. culpeper, 77. it's going to be a pretty nice day with sunshine probably breaking out about noontime today. there's your fog in gaithersburg, pax river and over in annapolis visibility are down to around a quart over a mile. we dropped to 60, a couple of degrees. 9:00 a.m., 62 with breaks of sunshine. by the time we get to the noon hour, partly sunny. we'll go from 70 to 77 degrees, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. evening planner, we clear out even more. it's going be nice. >> the
. >>> and mitt romney is trying to erase a campaign gaffe. he the staff is under fire this morning. >>> i'm eun yang. it's 5:00 a.m. 62 degrees out there. i believe that is reagan national airport. still a little foggy from this view but not as bad as yesterday and it turned out to be a nice day. >> we're hitting a roadblock again with the fog. next couple of days, you know, the warm act is going to be the big story. for the weekend, get ready for some of our first big...
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plus romney's coming in with momentum. he won the puerto rico's 20 delegates sunday. >> those people who don't think that latinos will vote for a republican need to take a look in puerto rico. >> democrats question whether romney can seal the deal. >> every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think that this process is going to play itself out. we will have a nominee i think fairly soon, one, two months away. >> newt gingrich and ron paul are on the ballot in illinois but with little support. gingrich himself said this one's largely between romney and santorum. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a family is grieving their loss of their daughter killed in a car crash in morocco. the accident happened on friday. she had participated in a fulbright conference of women in politics. her mother said she loved exploring the diversity of different cultures. >> she wan
plus romney's coming in with momentum. he won the puerto rico's 20 delegates sunday. >> those people who don't think that latinos will vote for a republican need to take a look in puerto rico. >> democrats question whether romney can seal the deal. >> every time it looks like mr. romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republicans leaders say it is early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think...
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mitt romney is hoping to build momentum on washington's nonbinding caucuses. romney regained front-runner status after winning in michigan, arizona and wyoming this week. romney is also campaigning for votes in ohio. >>> a cvs in new jersey is apologizing after accidentally giving children breast cancer pills. the pharmacy reportedly gave around 50 children a drug tamoxifen instead of fluoride pills they were stribed. the company says they contacted every family notifying them of the mix-up. so far, there have been no reports any of type of medical issues from the mistake. >>> the irs says a software glitch may have delayed some tax refunds. officials with the internal revenue service received complaints from millions of americans who filed their tax returns the first week they were legally allowed saying the refunds were late. that's because a glitch in software designed to help prevent tax refund fraud. the irs says the problem is fixed. >>> production of the chevy volt is shutting down for a few weeks because not enough people are buying them. because of th
mitt romney is hoping to build momentum on washington's nonbinding caucuses. romney regained front-runner status after winning in michigan, arizona and wyoming this week. romney is also campaigning for votes in ohio. >>> a cvs in new jersey is apologizing after accidentally giving children breast cancer pills. the pharmacy reportedly gave around 50 children a drug tamoxifen instead of fluoride pills they were stribed. the company says they contacted every family notifying them of the...
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romney well ahead in the delegate count with 443, compared with santorum's 140 delegates. >>> mitt romney headed to our region after illinois wraps up. he'll hold a town hall in baltimore county tomorrow afternoon. and robert ehrlich also from the area and chair of romney's maryland campaign. maryland's primary, april 3rd, and early voting begins on saturday. >>> 6:05. a debate over the design plans for an eisenhower memorial heads to the capitol today. the subxhooe on parks, forests, and public lands is holding the hearing. one statue shows dwight d. eisenhower as a boy and barefoot. the sculptor tried to show eisenhower's humble upbringing. but family finds it disrespectful. >>> 64 degrees. how the state department getting involved in one of the most captivating mysteries of the 21st century. >>> apple flexing its financial muscles. how the company is push for a change in u.s. law. >>> storms around this early morning. morning. weather and traffic on the 1s, never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) th
romney well ahead in the delegate count with 443, compared with santorum's 140 delegates. >>> mitt romney headed to our region after illinois wraps up. he'll hold a town hall in baltimore county tomorrow afternoon. and robert ehrlich also from the area and chair of romney's maryland campaign. maryland's primary, april 3rd, and early voting begins on saturday. >>> 6:05. a debate over the design plans for an eisenhower memorial heads to the capitol today. the subxhooe on parks,...
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in addition to the slight edge in the polls, romney also picked up another key endorsement. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race that's put forward a bold, pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. >> house majority leader eric cantor is saying he's backing mitt romney. as of now, cantor says he is not planning to be a running mate should romney ultimately get the nomination. >>> no candidate has the ability to pick up all of the delegates in question for tomorrow's contest. rick santorum has the edge in tennessee, and the battleground state of ohio. griech leading in his home -- newt gingrich leading in his home state of georgia, which has the most -- which has the most available delegates. mitt romney has the advantage in states like vermont and massachusetts. >> sure hope it get support even in the primary process throughout the south. i think i will. i got good support in florida. >> we've got a great grassroots campaign. we're hanging in there. >> very hard for one of major candidates to not carry their home state and continue to move forward. >> virginia is also one of th
in addition to the slight edge in the polls, romney also picked up another key endorsement. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race that's put forward a bold, pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. >> house majority leader eric cantor is saying he's backing mitt romney. as of now, cantor says he is not planning to be a running mate should romney ultimately get the nomination. >>> no candidate has the ability to pick up all of the delegates in question for...
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romney tried to fire up young voters in chicago. and rick santorum also spoke. >> you should be working for conservatives. thank you. >> he is uniquely disqualified to go out and make the case against obama care, because he developed the blueprint for obama care. >> recent polls in illinois have favored mitt romney. santorum is ineligible for 10 of 54 delegates because he filed paperwork too late. >>> new red-top meters may be pulled off the streets before the first coin is droppe eped t council will consider a plan to remove the red-topped meters. right now, drivers with disabled permits can park for free at any meter, but the program is confusing and residents want a public hearing before the new program is instituted. >>> everyone wants to get home more quickly after a long day at work and now metrorail is making changes that could help your commute, called rush plus. a new map shows some new changes. the orange line trains run from morgantown center. and both lines will also have six extra trains each hour to cut down on congest
romney tried to fire up young voters in chicago. and rick santorum also spoke. >> you should be working for conservatives. thank you. >> he is uniquely disqualified to go out and make the case against obama care, because he developed the blueprint for obama care. >> recent polls in illinois have favored mitt romney. santorum is ineligible for 10 of 54 delegates because he filed paperwork too late. >>> new red-top meters may be pulled off the streets before the first...
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gop front-runner mitt romney is expected to prevail this evening. he's been endorsed by some republican leaders in the district where gop voters tend to be socially moderate. >>> and rick santorum is sharpening his attacks on romney after a big win in the louisiana primary on saturday. santorum claims that romney's 2-1 delegate lead is really bad math and does not reflect what he calls his growing popularity with republican voter. during a rally yesterday, santorum told supporters that romney's views "uniquely disqualify from being the republican gop. "he says romney is the worst republican option to put up against president obama. >>> shoppers in prince george's county will not have to pay after all if they use the plastic shopping bags at the store. a bill that would have given lawmakers the power to impose a five-cent fee on disposable pass died over the weekend. opponents said supporters did not do enough to persuade them that the tax would help the environment. montgomery county's bag tax took effect in january. >>> montgomery county homeowners
gop front-runner mitt romney is expected to prevail this evening. he's been endorsed by some republican leaders in the district where gop voters tend to be socially moderate. >>> and rick santorum is sharpening his attacks on romney after a big win in the louisiana primary on saturday. santorum claims that romney's 2-1 delegate lead is really bad math and does not reflect what he calls his growing popularity with republican voter. during a rally yesterday, santorum told supporters that...
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he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. newt gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood back in 1920 because he's a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says even if a third lane was added in each direction, it would not improve the traffic. estimated costs of the project range anywhere from $340 million to $565 million. the meeting starts at 8:00 tonight at the city municipal building. >>> our time is 5:07. a new perspective on a sad day in american history. the never-before-seen home movies of the challenger disaster that one man has uncovered. >>> plus, hidden dangers. possible defects in your home's staircases that could put your children at risk. >>> and did you get a chance to enjoy that wonderful weather yesterday? if not, are you in luck. -- you are in luck ♪ ok
he also criticized mitt romney's campaign. newt gingrich said on fox news that romney is the worst republican front-runner since leonard wood back in 1920 because he's a weak candidate and nearly all conservatives oppose him. >>> tonight you can share your opinions of a potential plan to widen the bw parkway. the council meeting will discuss a new study on the parkway by the federal highway administration. it says even if a third lane was added in each direction, it would not improve...
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mitt romney needs to do well in the land of lincoln, but if rick santorum has hopes of beating romney, he has to win in a place like illinois also. that night, ron paul will be on nbc's "the tonight show with jay leno." on friday, vice president joe biden continues his swing state campaign with a stop in south florida. that's it for me. i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my side because i'm comfortable. i can adjust mine to my liking and she can do the same. go ahead and switch sides so you can feel what the other side feels like. you're on his side. how does that feel? it's hard. i like my side i like my better, too. side better. this is this is too soft. too hard. why don't we switch back to where you were. i am so glad to be back. oh, yeah. you can have comfort and
mitt romney needs to do well in the land of lincoln, but if rick santorum has hopes of beating romney, he has to win in a place like illinois also. that night, ron paul will be on nbc's "the tonight show with jay leno." on friday, vice president joe biden continues his swing state campaign with a stop in south florida. that's it for me. i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time. yeah, nine out of...
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yesterday mitt romney visited the city of sheave po-- shreveport. he commented on the trayvon martin shooting calling it a tragedy and unnecessary. rick santorum was also in louisiana at a firing range and back tracked on comments he made earlier in the week. the former senator said voters should support president obama over mitt romney. yesterday he said that he would support the republican nominee over the president no matter who it is. after firing off a few rounds, santorum turned his sights back on romney saying he had no true core. >> it's the reason he hasn't been able to seal the deal in these primaries. because he's not giving the republicans a clear vision. then we hear this week the etch-a-sketch which is i'll say what i have to win the election and say what i have to say the next election. god knows what he'll do if he does win. >> and there was a bit of controversy at his event yesterday. at the firing range a woman yelled out pretend it's obama. secret service is trying to find that woman. >>> at least one company can say this nasty el
yesterday mitt romney visited the city of sheave po-- shreveport. he commented on the trayvon martin shooting calling it a tragedy and unnecessary. rick santorum was also in louisiana at a firing range and back tracked on comments he made earlier in the week. the former senator said voters should support president obama over mitt romney. yesterday he said that he would support the republican nominee over the president no matter who it is. after firing off a few rounds, santorum turned his...
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. >>> mitt romney is picking up a key endorsement days before the wisconsin primary. congressman and house budget committee chairmen paul ryan is expected to support romney later today. ryan is considered a rising star in the republican party. he's downplaying rumors that romney could pick him says a running mate if he wins the gop nomination. the endorsement would come a day after former president george h.w. bush formally announced his support for romney. >>> after 32 years here at nbc today, we say farewell for now to mr. joe krebs. tributes are coming in from all over washington and here in the newsroom, of course. our own wendy rieger has a message she wanted to share with you and our viewers. >> joe krebs, are you the gold standard. are you a great storyteller. you have a great moral compass when it comes to this business. and you have a wicked sense of humor. you are the full package and one of the last of the mohicans. we are going to miss you. celebrate by sleeping in. smoochy, smoochies. >> right back at you, wendy. smoochy, smoochies. >> nothing like a smoo
. >>> mitt romney is picking up a key endorsement days before the wisconsin primary. congressman and house budget committee chairmen paul ryan is expected to support romney later today. ryan is considered a rising star in the republican party. he's downplaying rumors that romney could pick him says a running mate if he wins the gop nomination. the endorsement would come a day after former president george h.w. bush formally announced his support for romney. >>> after 32 years...
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. >>> rick santorum using his win in the louisiana primary to step up his attacks on mitt romney. santorum claims romney's lead in total delegates is inaccurate, claiming bad math does not reflect what's going on the ground where stay-at-home's campaign is thriving. santorum told voters in wisconsin that romney's views "uniquely disquahim -- disqualify him from being the nop nomination" and says he's the worst person to put up against president obama. >>> republicans in the district will get a chance tonight to show support for their presidential candidate. the d.c. republican committee will hold a straw poll tonight ahead of next month's primary. >>> 5:21 is our time. time for a look at weather & traffic on the 1s. >> that's right. if you thought spring was kind of crazy, tom is here to tell us that that's true. it's been warm like summer. now going to cold temperatures. >> incredibli, this time tomorrow, we will be down near or below freezing. right now, there's the washington monument under a clear sky. reagan national at 55. we're in the low 50s in montgomery county. in the mi
. >>> rick santorum using his win in the louisiana primary to step up his attacks on mitt romney. santorum claims romney's lead in total delegates is inaccurate, claiming bad math does not reflect what's going on the ground where stay-at-home's campaign is thriving. santorum told voters in wisconsin that romney's views "uniquely disquahim -- disqualify him from being the nop nomination" and says he's the worst person to put up against president obama. >>> republicans...
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. >> mitt romney -- >> rick santorum. >> as front-runner mitt romney urges voters to speed him toward the nomination -- >> hi, there. how are you this morning? >> his wife is on the campaign trail trying to give him a boost. >> i think it's really time for us all to coalesce and recognize that the battle now is against obama. >> a surprise win in either state would be a breakthrough for romney, easing doubts about his chances of rallying conservative support. two new polls show romney in a statistical tie with newt gingrich, with a lead in both states. this may be a make or break round for the former speaker, who's banking on southern support to keep his campaign alive. >> and let the american people choose between $10 a gallon and $2.50 a gallon, and i think it will make for a very clear race. >> but rick santorum is also aiming for the knockout blow to prove conservatives are on his side. >> i'm very competitive. but i think we've got the best -- making sure we get a conservative nominee in the fall. >> and ron paul is not campaigning in either state. he is focusing on today's caucu
. >> mitt romney -- >> rick santorum. >> as front-runner mitt romney urges voters to speed him toward the nomination -- >> hi, there. how are you this morning? >> his wife is on the campaign trail trying to give him a boost. >> i think it's really time for us all to coalesce and recognize that the battle now is against obama. >> a surprise win in either state would be a breakthrough for romney, easing doubts about his chances of rallying conservative...